Schools, kindergartens and child care facilities at the highest risk of fire danger are placed on the DET's Bushfire At-Risk Register. Inclusion on this register is a trigger for the school, kindergarten or child care facility to pre-emptively close on days declared Code Red in their Bureau of Meteorology region.

Come along to a local Fire Ready meeting to find out the must-have information for this fire season. Every season is different so even if you've attended a meeting before, it’s important to attend this one.

In 2009/10, procedures for closing schools, school bus routes, school off-site activities and children's services on days of high fire risk were revised. Schools and children's services identified as being at high fire risk close on days declared Code Red by the Bureau of Meteorology.

VicEmergency is Victoria's primary website for emergency warnings for fire and flood and provides a single source of information and advice to help people prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.